3etween 2 (Between lines sudoku)
(Published on 5. November 2022, 11:32 by Qodec)
- Normal sudoku rules apply: Each row, column, and region indicated by thick borders in the grid must contain the digits 1 to 9 once each.
- Between lines: Digits on a line connecting two circles must be strictly between the digits in those circles. (I.e. the digit in one circle is greater than all digits on the line, while the digit in the other circle is smaller than all digits on the line.)
You can play this puzzle online using:
- CTC app (Sudokupad): https://tinyurl.com/58ysyjdy
- f-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=27adp8w7
Initially I intended to use the break-in for this puzzle to give to others as a kind of exercise or maybe a contest, so that people could compare their results and discuss different approaches. But I had to know first how hard it would be, so I made this example puzzle for myself. Then forgot my intention and gave it to testers... which immediately defeats the original purpose. I'll have to try again later.
Fortunately, I think this puzzle has enough merit for publication over here. So I hope you'll find it a fun solve.
Solution code: Column 2. I.e. the 9 digits in column 2 from top to bottom, for example: 123456789
Comments
on 12. October 2024, 00:20 by StephenR
Beautiful, thanks. Briefly looked at this a few days ago and couldn't see anything, returned to it today and almost immediately spotted something.
on 9. November 2022, 07:11 by wooferzfg
Brilliant!
on 8. November 2022, 17:04 by DaniK
Very nice puzzle! I really liked it :)
on 7. November 2022, 02:34 by tallcat
Beautiful construction, as always! Intricate and fun interactions from start to finish.
on 5. November 2022, 15:34 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
on 5. November 2022, 15:30 by Niverio
Very smooth solve! The between lines interact pretty nicely all throughout the solve!
on 5. November 2022, 12:16 by Perladel
Very rewarding once you spot... that.
Stunning puzzle!
on 5. November 2022, 12:05 by Playmaker6174
Fantastic puzzle! An interesting start delivered for even more interesting stuff later on, I giggled at those wiggly lines and especially how box 2 worked :)
